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• In Media Res
  Re: “After 4 Years of a Celebrity President,” is Romney the Anti-Celebrity Candidate?

  Not Anti, but B-Grade

  By

  Sue Collins Michigan Technological University

  Sunday, August 19, 2012 — 6:08 pm

  /*-->*/ I think the second ad backfires in precisely the way you suggest. Obama’s coolness also indicates that he can manage his image in ways that appeal to more than one part of the electorate, in this case, the youth vote. If the American Crossroads ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “After 4 Years of a Celebrity President,” is Romney the Anti-Celebrity Candidate?

  Even a Socialist Celebrity Politician Has a Twitter Account

  By

  Sue Collins Michigan Technological University

  Sunday, August 19, 2012 — 6:53 pm

  You make a really interesting point. I don’t think the Romney campaign would produce such an ad or ads, but I wouldn’t rule it out for a Super PAC, which could not be held accountable for an over-the-top analogy like the formal campaign could be. It’s one ...